AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) family night is a time for families, students, and staff to come together and communicate about ways to support students. This particular event was focused on organizing time and materials. Often these events can turn into staff lecturing and parents listening. After a successful interactive parent night in December we wanted to keep the families moving together and provide opportunities for them to talk about the importance of organization of time and materials as well as some strategies that could work for their family.

Parent nights traditionally formatted with sit and get informational sessions. See how Five Oaks Middle School in Beaverton re-imagined their 5th grade parent night to build relationships and community with incoming parents.

What happens when students integrate nuanced real world issues like racial profiling and climate change with coding in a humanities class? Read what is happening at Five Oaks Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon.